WATCH: This is what real estate’s most powerful teams look like

When structured correctly, teams can be a powerful and profitable addition to a brokerage. For a look at some of the most successful brokerage-team relationships, listen in to Inman Connect San Francisco’s session, “Team: It’s not a four letter word.” Continue reading

WATCH: Referrals vs. lead gen — which is best?

What’s better — buying leads or focusing on your sphere? Kendyl Young of Diggs Real Estate, Barbara Betts of The Betts Realty Group and Dan Sundberg of Kendrick Realty tackle this topic onstage at Inman Connect San Francisco. Continue reading

Miami agent avoids prison for extortion of high-profile rivals, ‘The Jills’

South Beach Realtor Kevin Tomlinson avoided jail time after being found guilty on extortion charges in June for allegedly demanding $800,000 from rivals Jill Hertzberg and Jill Eber, a high-profile luxury real estate duo known as “The Jills.” Continue reading

HEAR IT: Reali releases threatening call from Compass agent

Compass confirmed the call did come from one of its agents but declined to provide the agent’s name. The company said it was spurred by an incident were a Reali employee set up a sign advertising its flat-fee services outside a Compass open house Continue reading